Senior Project Engineer / Project Manager – Electrical Power Systems

Senior Project Engineer / Project Manager – Electrical Power Systems

Location: Houston, Texas

Work Arrangement: Hybrid with Project Travel

Employment Type: Full-Time, W-2

Position Overview

PRISMECS is seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer / Project Manager – Electrical Power Systems to provide technical engineering leadership and project management support across our growing portfolio of power generation, temporary power, data center, electrical infrastructure, and energy-related projects.

This is a senior, hands-on position designed for an electrical professional who is equally comfortable providing technical engineering support, working directly with field teams, managing project execution, and interacting with customers, vendors, contractors, and internal leadership.

The successful candidate will support projects from planning and engineering through installation, commissioning, operations support, and turnover while also helping strengthen project management and PMO execution across PRISMECS.

This position requires a combination of electrical power systems expertise, field experience, project leadership, and strong customer-facing capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Technical Leadership

• Lead and support assigned PRISMECS projects from planning through execution, commissioning, and turnover.
  
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, operations, site teams, customers, contractors, vendors, and company leadership.
  
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on engineering support for electrical power generation and infrastructure projects.
  
• Help establish project priorities, schedules, deliverables, accountability, reporting, and resource requirements.
  
• Identify project risks, technical issues, schedule concerns, and scope gaps and drive them toward resolution.
  
• Support project mobilization, field execution, closeout, and lessons learned.
  

Electrical Power Systems Engineering

• Provide engineering support for generator and distributed generation systems.
  
• Support generator paralleling, synchronization, controls, and associated Balance of Plant systems.
  
• Review and support MV/LV electrical distribution systems, including transformers, switchgear, breakers, ATS systems, protective relays, and electrical controls.
  
• Develop, review, and modify single-line diagrams (SLDs), electrical layouts, interconnection drawings, cable schedules/routing, and AutoCAD/CAD drawings.
  
• Review vendor drawings, technical submittals, calculations, specifications, equipment documentation, and project requirements.
  
• Identify design, equipment, installation, or integration issues and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
  
• Support electrical system studies, equipment selection, technical evaluations, and constructability reviews as required.
  

Field Execution & Commissioning

• Provide on-site technical leadership during installation, testing, energization, commissioning, and startup activities.
  
• Troubleshoot electrical, generator, controls, and system-integration issues.
  
• Coordinate with technicians, operators, engineers, contractors, OEM representatives, and customer personnel.
  
• Support commissioning plans, test procedures, punch lists, turnover documentation, and project closeout.
  
• Ensure project work is performed in accordance with applicable technical requirements, safety expectations, and customer standards.
  

Project Management & PMO Support

• Support project planning, scheduling, budgeting, procurement coordination, resource planning, risk management, and overall project delivery.
  
• Help strengthen PRISMECS' project management processes, documentation, reporting, communication, and accountability.
  
• Track project milestones, deliverables, risks, action items, and open technical issues.
  
• Coordinate across engineering, procurement, operations, commercial, and field teams.
  
• Provide clear updates and reporting to leadership and customers.
  
• Support multiple active projects as business priorities require.
  

Customer & Business Support

• Participate in customer meetings, technical discussions, site visits, project reviews, and planning sessions.
  
• Develop strong working relationships with customers and key project stakeholders.
  
• Provide technical input during proposal development, project scoping, and new opportunity evaluations.
  
• Support the transition of new business opportunities from commercial discussions into successful project execution.
  
• Identify additional customer or project opportunities where appropriate and communicate them to PRISMECS leadership.
  

Travel & Work Arrangement

This position will involve a combination of remote/home-based work, Houston-based activities, and travel to PRISMECS project locations.

Candidates should anticipate approximately 50% travel, although actual travel may be higher or lower depending on project schedules, mobilizations, customer requirements, commissioning activities, and overall business needs.

Field assignments may include extended periods at project locations followed by periods working remotely or from the Houston area. The specific schedule will be coordinated based on active project requirements.

PRISMECS will arrange or cover approved lodging for required project assignments in accordance with company policy.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a closely related technical discipline preferred; significant directly relevant power-generation experience may also be considered.
  
• Strong professional experience in electrical power systems, power generation, industrial electrical infrastructure, or related energy projects.
  
• Demonstrated experience managing or leading technical projects in a field environment.
  
• Hands-on knowledge of generator systems and electrical Balance of Plant.
  
• Experience with MV/LV electrical distribution, switchgear, transformers, breakers, ATS systems, protection, and controls.
  
• Understanding of generator paralleling and synchronization.
  
• Experience reviewing or developing electrical drawings, including SLDs and electrical layouts.
  
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD or similar engineering/design software.
  
• Experience supporting installation, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and startup activities.
  
• Strong project planning, coordination, documentation, and organizational skills.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively with executives, customers, engineers, field personnel, vendors, and contractors.
  
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
  
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, project-driven organization.
  
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 50%, or as required by project needs.
  
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites.
  
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward professional licensure.
  
• PMP or other formal project-management certification.
  
• Experience with temporary or distributed power-generation projects.
  
• Experience with CAT, Cummins, or other large generator/OEM systems.
  
• Experience supporting data centers, industrial facilities, utilities, or critical-power infrastructure.
  
• Experience with commissioning and startup of generator and electrical distribution systems.
  
• Experience working with medium-voltage systems.
  
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project or PMO teams.
  
• Familiarity with NEC, NFPA 70E, electrical safety requirements, and applicable industry standards.
  

Benefits

W-2 Employee Benefits & Support

As a full-time W-2 employee of PRISMECS, the selected candidate will be eligible to participate in applicable company employee benefits, subject to eligibility requirements, waiting periods, and the terms of the applicable plans and policies.

Benefits and employee support may include:

• Medical insurance
  
• Dental insurance
  
• Vision insurance
  
• Paid time off
  
• Company-recognized holidays
  
• W-2 payroll and applicable employer-paid payroll taxes
  
• Approved business travel reimbursement
  
• Company-arranged or company-covered lodging for approved project assignments
  

Specific benefit elections, coverage details, eligibility dates, and applicable waiting periods will be provided during the offer and onboarding process.

For roles requiring regular project travel, PRISMECS will also work with the employee to coordinate approved travel and field-assignment arrangements based on the needs of each project.